lol - I was about to click "best answer"
That cabinet is incredibly awesome! My issue is that I really like to handle my coins and have them easily accessible.. I also understand those...
Wow! Portrait yes - also the reverse is so crisp and bold as well. Truly special!
[ATTACH] Valerianus I AE Sestertius, Victory reverse Valerianus I. (253-260 AD). AE Sestertius (27 mm, 15.93 g), Rome, 253-254 AD. Obv. IMP C P...
Those are amazing! The architecture is really special. I am struggling to pick a favorite .. first thought is the Augustus as I have never seen...
Wonderful story .. the result must have felt awfully sweet when you attained your goal so many years later. You got the girl AND the coin! I am...
Great coins all.. you had a banner year! Fantastic collection.
[ATTACH] Not a great portrait but I loved the reverse...
Yes they are very artistic reverses. The legend just seems so counter to the act being depicted on the coins... as I have read it means: FELicium...
And of course the Zoo series is all about the reverse... the coins are usually pretty terrible (although some members here have some great...
@zumbly - wonderful coins that tell great stories. I had never seen those reverses before.. thanks for posting.
This is a play on the recent (excellent) thread by @David Atherton called "When you Buy a Coin because of the Portrait".. which is here is you...
Received mine today ...awesome. will post ASAP.
Thank you @Jochen ... I will correct my records. Wasn't a bad find for $6.45
[ATTACH] Diadumenian City/Mint Markianopolis Size (mm) 16 Weight (g) 2.99 Ob. Leg. M OPELLIC ANTWNEINOC Ob. Desc. Bare headed and draped bust of...
Mine has not arrived yet - unacceptable!! Haha - just kidding :). I am in Canada as is Jay GT4 .. so I expect mine very soon (probably over the...
@swish513 , @Numisnewbiest Yes we all agree it's an amazing coin... it was shown to display the incredible artistry at it's best for the period -...
:) I said I liked when he got "cranky".. never grumpy. Sometimes we have to laugh at ourselves ..I laugh at myself all the time. Having fun and...
I have this book and it's next up... even more excited to get started after reading this post!
Here is the excellent tutorial on how to use Pixlr ... thread created by @chrsmat71 It's a quick and easy tutorial that helped me a lot....
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